New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-24
TIE NOE COLLECrIOy AT AUCTION.

LOW PRICES FOR THE RARE BOOKS ON PRINTING
The sale Of the 1000 books comprised in the library
OF the late Richard NJ Hoe was begun yesterday at
the rooms Of Bangs e. Co. Fourteen hundred OF the
numbers OF the catalogue embrace the collection OF
sIr Hoe on printing, and these had little attraction
Tor the general pu0o but tor auction sale OF books
OF such q special character there was good at
tendance. j. c. Baker, of the Columbia College
Library was leading bidder, and the present line
collection of the college will receive many valuable
additions from this sale. competitor tor the same
class OF works was Mr.. Van Name, OF Yale, and Lee
hlgh University and the University OF the City OF
Newf0rk were also represented III various small pur
ehases Theodore DE Yinne. the well-known printer,
was q bidder tor several small German or Italian
pamphlets upon printing mechanical art, and be
had the pleasure of seeing bis work on The In
vention OF Printing submitted to the test OF an
auction. lt Is an octave, printed in New York In
1876, and sold for So 25 which may be said to
be an excellent price in comparison with the prices at
which such books were generally knocked down
throughout the day. There were several tyre.
iOuDders and dealers in printing materials present
who had c,refuy gone over this part OF the collec-
ton, but there Spirited competition Tor any OF
the books dealing with the history OF types and
presses and many preentous treatses on the subject
we're picked up for at from to 80 cents each. The
Groler Club also had tafve present though
there were few fine specimens OF binding or OF early
printing IN the whole collection.
collection OF old wooGcut initials was sold tor Ylo
and Andresen's IIandbuch fur kuplerschsammler
(Leipzlg, 1870, brought 81 90. an unusually good
price Asiles g. The origin and Progress of Writing"
London 1903, was bought tor Columbia College
tor Sll, and also the AtSyns The Origin and
Growth OF ting" London, 1864. Tor $13. An
excellent reproduction OF the "Specuum Humane
Saly :lonis" London, 1861, the most ancient speci-
men OF typography and Typography combined, fetched
$40 %, and fac-simile reprint of the Blolia
Pauperum Zurich, 1861 81 %. "Bibla
(Anrea 1870. a good sample OF early printing the
initials fabricated throughout was secured tor Sl4
The Boldons sold slowly, but on the whole fetched
fair prices. The Chotto and jackson Treatise on
Wood Engraving" first edition. Was knocked down
tor Sl2 80. and the larger edition, in which every Leaf
is nlaid on drawing cartridge paper, size 26xZO
inches. aud extended by the insertion OF over
thousand woodcuts and engravings, was bought by
dealer after a snarp competition for $36 volume.
Lehgh University secured the hi chest priced book
of the day. IL a fine copy OF the " Cronica van
der heger Stat Coeen" printed in Gothic type, the
first bid was $50, and the volume was knocked down
at 500. small pamphlet, a Decree OF Starre'
Chamber concerning Printing made the g eyonth day
of July last past, 1887" sold tor $ll. The
ID bdlns sold we'll Bbiomania Or Book madness y
llOndon, 1912. went for SIG; the photographed
volume; Typogr sphica Antiquities" of which only
sixty six were printed SIS. Bound in at the end oil
the DecamerOn was the authors own copy with notes
In pencil by him. The Lehgh University secured Tor
90 cents a volume the twenty-sx volumes OF sermons
By the Rev. William Davy. the peculiar merit OF
which lies in the tact that Mr. Davy was unable to
find publisher for his new system of divinity, and
himself. 1t took him irom 1875 to 1907 to print and
bnd the work. and it is said that only fourteen copies
issued
The sale of the collection will continue oday, after
noon and evening, and on Wednesday the scientific
books and general literature will be offered.